Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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In one of the rooms, three burly men with dark skin were singing songs, accompanied by dancing girls.

After dancing for a while, a ninja in the lead, wearing a tight-fitting vest, a style unique to Kumogakure, waved his hand, signaling the dancers to leave.

After waiting a while, he put his arm around the shoulder of the dark-skinned youth next to him, holding a wine glass in his hand. "Hahaha, Vie, what do you think? I told you there's a pretty good tavern in the Land of Iron."

The dark-skinned youth named Wei nodded, picked up the glass full of wine on the table, and drank it all in one gulp. "Awesome!"

Vee slammed his glass on the table, his mood turning somber. "It's a pity that we Cloud Village ninjas couldn't participate in World War II this time."

"The neighboring Konoha Village, Iwagakure Village, and that small country are probably locked in a fierce battle right now. I'm so envious! Hahaha—"

"Alright, we should be grateful that we're ninjas from Kumogakure, since we managed to escape a war. And we shouldn't make a lot of noise about this, or it won't be good if the sound gets out." The last one, a blond man with long hair who was also wearing a blue and white tight-fitting vest, spoke up.

Without a doubt, all three were Chunin or Jonin level ninjas—the vests they wore were protective vests that only Chunin were qualified to wear.

"Heh, we came here on a mission, but we haven't reached our objective yet. What's wrong with relaxing a bit? Besides, what's there to be afraid of in a team of just four genin?" The bald, middle-aged man in the lead took a sip of his drink and coldly replied to the blond man.

"Right, Ritsu?"

“You don’t need to say anything more, Captain Aye.”

Chapter 17 Youth + Uchiha + Genius = Uchiha Mikoto

The Konoha team arrived at Tieling Fortress six days later.

The carriage couldn't travel as fast as a ninja, and the horses needed rest. If they didn't spend money to change horses at the post stations in the local towns and streets, it would take them more than six days to get there.

High-ranking animals like ninjas only need to take soldier pills to unleash their full power for a full-speed journey—a journey that takes six days can be completed in two days for a ninja.

"We're almost at the Iron Ridge Fortress of the Land of Iron. The checks there are quite strict, so take off your headbands." Shirahoshi removed her headband to avoid unnecessary fighting when crossing the border.

The three nodded, having no objections.

At this moment, both the four members of Class 11, including Shirahoshi, and the wealthy merchant and his two guards had changed into thick long coats.

"It's so cold." The blonde girl with a scarf around her neck leaned against the carriage window and exhaled a breath of cold air. "I never thought we'd have the chance to go on a mission out of the village together. It's so nice."

Upon hearing this, Mikoto Uchiha and Might Guy both showed a hint of disappointment, while Shirahoshi remained calm.

Unaware of the situation, Shoto Mizutani looked puzzled.

"What? You won't have a chance in the future? Wait! You're not going to become rogue ninjas, are you?!" Mizutani Shoto was immediately startled and shrank back: he had witnessed the strength of this group of ninjas on the way, and those ordinary assassins were no match for them!

The carriage moved quickly, its roaring air not attracting the attention of the exhausted guards ahead—in times of war, there was no time to travel slowly like on a mission to the Land of Waves; the round trip took a month.

"No. It's because she's too outstanding; she might leave the team soon." Bai Xing rested her chin on her hand, inhaling the cool air outside.

"From the very beginning, I felt this area was unusually quiet; there wouldn't be any ambushes..."

Before Bai Xing could finish his jinxed words, the two horses tripped over a trap on the roadside, letting out two sharp moos. In a split second, the horses fell, the two guards tumbled upside down, and the carriage landed on the ground. Before the people inside could react, four shurikens shot out from the bushes, aimed at the two guards, clearly not intending to let this group of ordinary people go.

laugh! laugh! laugh! laugh!

"Enemy... Enemy attack!" Ajin struggled to his feet from the shallow crater in the ground, clutching his head as he shouted.

Ah Yin, who was driving the carriage, bumped into the horse's rump and immediately fainted.

When Akin raised his head and saw his surroundings, he saw that Uchiha Mikoto was already standing in front of him with a kunai in hand, perfectly deflecting the attack of four shuriken.

"who!"

"Hmph. As expected, the Uchiha clan ninjas aren't so easy to deal with." A man wearing a dark red tight-fitting vest and an Iwagakure headband emerged from the jungle.

Just as Uchiha Mikoto's gaze fell upon the Iwagakure ninja, two voices came from behind her.

"Earth Release: Rock Gun Technique!" x2

"Not good!" Uchiha Mikoto immediately tried to turn around to provide support, but the Iwagakure ninja in front of her would not give Mikoto the chance.

"Don't forget! I'm here too!"

With a hiss, a spark flew from the kunai. The force was so great that Mikoto almost lost her grip on the kunai. After a brief standoff, the Iwagakure ninja distanced himself and noticed the Uchiha girl's tension and lack of strength. Seizing the opportunity, the Iwagakure ninja prepared to deliver an elbow strike to Mikoto's face, knocking her unconscious and taking her away.

"Konoha Tornado!"

boom!

A green pair of pants flashed before the Iwagakure ninja's eyes, and a heavy kick deflected his attack. The Iwagakure ninja staggered back again, regaining his balance, and looked up to ask, "Who goes there?!"

"Might Guy, the taijutsu beast of Konoha!"

Over there, Shirahoshi quickly left the carriage, leaving Yakushi Nonou to guard the carriage that hadn't collapsed.

At this moment, many fist-sized stones appeared in front of the black-haired boy, a C-rank ninjutsu far inferior to that used by the Iwagakure ninja—the Rock Iron Cannon Technique.

Based on the attire of the ninja who was fighting Uchiha Mikoto, whom Shirahoshi had just glanced at, he could tell that this group of people were probably Iwagakure ninjas.

"But how could Iwagakure ninjas appear in the Land of Iron? This doesn't make any sense."

Just as so many stones were about to fly over and completely kill the squad's leader, the two ninja men hidden in the forest both smiled.

"never mind."

"We'll find out if we arrest you and question you."

The best solution at this point is to open the 'ROOM' space. The 'ROOM Command Stick' can easily control the stone to stop its forward movement.

—But he's a genin!

Shirahoshi gripped the ninja sword that hadn't been drawn in a long time, a sword she always carried on missions but which she maintained regularly, and her expression darkened:

"One-Sword Style: Net!"

Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!

With ten consecutive strikes, he sent all the stones in his sight flying: this move could also be called random, indiscriminate chopping.

But with practice, you won't really mess around with a knife.

The two people in the woods: "..."

What's wrong with this kid?! Why does he know how to use a knife? There was no information about it in the intelligence!

"Phew." Shirahoshi put down his ninja sword, glanced down at it, and a large frown immediately appeared on his forehead: This was a precious ninja sword that he had spent 20,000 ryo on and 1,000 ryo on maintenance every six months!!

At this moment, the long, sharp blade of the ninja sword showed signs of being pockmarked.

"Twenty thousand taels."

"What is that kid saying?" Aye turned to look at his teammate Vii. Neither of them had used transformation techniques—using transformation techniques would interfere with the effects of normal ninjutsu.

Moreover, they belong to the Hidden Cloud Ninja, who don't really practice Earth Release ninjutsu. When they combine the two, the power of this C-rank ninjutsu is only the size of a fingertip. Even a fool could tell that they are fake.

"Maybe he's too nervous?" Vee whispered.

On the side of the carriage, Bai Xing kept muttering to herself in a voice only she could hear:

"This task, when broken down, only amounts to a little over 40,000... After dividing it up, I'm left with just over 20,000... And then there's the repair... This damn knife's been used for so long, what's the point of repairing it...?"

After muttering for a few seconds, Bai Xing's eyes returned to calm, but her tone turned somewhat sinister. "So, as long as I report that the mission has been upgraded, I should be able to get a higher bounty, right?"

In an instant, Shirahoshi's body became a blur, which only Jonin-level Aya could clearly see.

"Get out of the way!"

Aye pushed Vii aside, and a flash of white light streaked past them. The next moment, the large tree they had just been guarding cracked open, a slant appearing in the middle, and began to tilt and collapse.

"Monster...monster!" Vee, who had fallen to the ground, had never seen such a terrifying enemy. If the captain hadn't pushed him away, he would have been half a corpse.

Standing beside a large tree behind them, Shirahoshi, who had been muttering to himself, heard their conversation and angrily raised his head. He wanted to rebuke these Iwagakure ninja for interfering with his mission as a genin in the Land of Iron instead of fighting on the battlefield...

Shirahoshi's angry expression froze instantly. His black eyes reflected the two ninjas wearing blue and white vests without headbands. In the original work, only the ninjas of Kumogakure had ever seen such clothing.

"Kumikage?"

In an instant, his brain began to work at lightning speed. In the blink of an eye, he realized there was a key figure in his team—youth + Uchiha + genius = Uchiha Mikoto.

Damn it! Danzo, you old dog! I knew someone was trying to harm me, a low-ranking ninja!

—No matter what the blame is, just throw it at Danzo.

Chapter 18: Might Guy Almost Died for Nothing

Bang!

Seeing that she could no longer maintain her disguise, the Iwagakure ninja standing in front of Uchiha Mikoto and Might Guy directly released her transformation jutsu.

At this moment, it can be seen that the man standing in front of the two is a young-looking man with fair skin and blond hair.

"This is really troublesome. How could the intelligence be wrong? Your captain is hiding his true strength." Ritsu didn't expect that a B-rank mission to capture a mere Uchiha ninja would lead to an encounter with a Konoha genin who was pretending to be weak.

"My next attack won't be as easy as it was before."

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

"You were struggling to keep up with the two of us working together just now, so what good will it do to undo the transformation!"

The graceful young woman exuded confidence, while Might Guy, standing beside her, wore a serious expression: This ninja hadn't used ninjutsu, but had fought them both to a standstill using only taijutsu...

"Let's assume that's the case." Ritsu began forming hand seals. "Next, just don't die."

"My mission objective."

As the last seal fell, eight ball-shaped lightning bolts, two or three times the size of a fist and emitting a yellow light, appeared before the blond youth—"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"

"It's Lightning Release!" Mikoto Uchiha said to Might Guy beside her, "Get out of the way!"

Mikoto Uchiha immediately moved to dodge, while Might Guy, upon hearing this, was about to dodge as well, but when he turned around and saw the carriage, he immediately thought of the evil smile on the blond youth's face.

A large V-shape, dressed in a light blue coat and dark green trousers, appeared in front of the carriage.

"Dai!" Mikoto Uchiha turned around and saw Dai standing on the side of the carriage without moving. He didn't know ninjutsu, but he seemed to want to block the attack head-on and protect the employer of the carriage.

"I'm sorry, but I would never hold my comrades back and let their first C-rank mission end in failure! That's my ninja way!"

"How foolish." Ritsu didn't expect the Konoha ninjas to be so stupid, willing to sacrifice their lives to protect their mission targets.

At the train window, Mizutani Shoto witnessed Might Guy's actions and felt a chill run down his spine. He knew Konoha ninjas were dedicated, but this was just too much! Konoha ninjas truly were the best. At the front of the train, Gin, who was helping his younger brother rest, looked utterly shocked.

and also,

"Don't even think about it!"

The blonde girl standing to the side of the carriage was quick in forming hand seals. Just as the eight yellow lightning balls were about to strike Might Guy, who had his eyes closed, a fairly thick earthen wall rose up in front of him.